Social Studies Club Aids Heart Fund in Beckley plans
Beckley social groups mobilize for the Raleigh County Heart Fund drive aiming to raise 10 000 dollars. Wilfred Wooddell chairs the 1961 membership push with 110 new members sought. a Thursday 8 a.m. El Chico breakfast launches a two day solicitation effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Wooddell
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Warren D. Elliott
McCreery St
Chamber
Social Studies Club
Maids and Matrons Social Studies Club
Raleigh
Ada Robinson
Josephine Hawkins
Ruth Dandridge
Mabel Beverly
Georgiana Brown
Josephine R. Armstead
George T. Lowry
J. A. Higginbotham
Montella McDaniels
Ozetta Trice
Rosetta Williams
Susie Tresenwriter
Aurora Hairston
Loris Smith
Marjorie Anderson
Virginia Wicks
Catherine Reeves
Margaret Sorrell
Alease McDaniels
Burdyne Wade
Doris Morgan
Hazel Dooms
Charlotte W. Watkins
J. B
Awards Given At Cub Dinner Pack 80 Banquet
At the Blue and Gold Banquet of Cub Scout Pack 80 sponsored by The Methodist Temple in the church assembly room, awards were given Monday night. About 45 attended as Den 3 won a Mothers present ribbon. individual awards highlighted many Cubs across dens 2 3 5 7 with pins stripes and badges. Guests included Rev J B F Yoak Jr Rev Don Francis and family plus Paul Burdette and Ray Flath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Temple
Church Assembly Room
Ray Flath
den Mathers
Eugene O'Neal
Robert Earehart
Elizabeth Scarborough
Paul Burdette
Pack 80
Den 3
Cubs
Den 2
Gary Hopkins
Wayne Blevens
Pete George
Mark Fink
Larry Burdette
Denner
Danny Burdette
John Moomaw
Ronnie England
Den 5
Steve Scarborough
Den
Gary Bailey
Randy Palmer
Sammy Suttle
Charles Polk
Jerry Whittington
Larry Beckett
W. G. Scarborough
Jerry Farrish
J. E. Cales
Randy O’neal
Benny Roush
Bill Ballard
Bill Bair
Farrell Smith
Eric Smith
Alan Imboden
Leo Schultz
J. B. F. Yoak Jr
Don Francis
No Highway Plans Explained To Lions
Former West Virginia Governor Okey L. Patterson spoke to the Beckley Lions Club about the proposed North South Interstate Highway at their Tuesday meeting. Eugene Meadows, club secretary, reported plans for the style show scheduled for March 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Okey L. Patteson
Beckley Lions Club
Eugene Meadows
YDC Planning State Meeting Sets 1961 Convention Sites
West Virginia Young Democrat Clubs plan their 1961 state convention with Cotton White from Beckley naming Bluefield Charleston and Wheeling as possible sites. A March 5 decision at the Daniel Boone Hotel will determine the location and a government official is expected as a speaker. White invites Ohio and Kentucky YDC members to attend. An April 15-16 meeting in Parkersburg plans the 1964 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Young Democrat
Cotton White
Beckley
YDC
Charleston Civic Center
Bluefield
Charleston
Wheeling
Daniel Boone Hotel
White
Ohio
Kentucky
Parkersburg
Burnett treated for arm injuries after church league game
Robert L. Burnett of McAlpin, aged 17, received treatment at Beckley Hospital on Tuesday for injuries to his right arm sustained while playing basketball in a church league game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Burnett, McAlpin
Beckley Hospital
Cat Naps Regarded As Safety Valves
A 93 year old woman asks if cat naps help. The doctor argues regular daytime naps after meals act as a safety valve, refresh the day, and should be adopted as part of daily routine. He notes naps should occur at regular intervals and offers a leaflet offer from Dr. Hyman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy Roosevelt
Sophia Pack 175 Blue and Gold Banquet Saturday
Sophia Pack 175 Cub Scouts will hold its blue and gold banquet at 1 pm Friday in Sophia Methodist Church. Leader Mike Crouch will present awards and be honored as adviser. Special guests include Wallace Noble and D R Rinehart. Attending scouts and parents will include Allen Woody, John Conklin, Mike Crouch, Rex Crouch, Roscoe McKinney, Woodrow Darnall, Sam Kirby, Millard Powers, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Pack
Sophia Methodist Church
Ted
Boy Scouts
Sophia
Wallace Noble
D. R. Rinehart
Crouch
Order of Arrow
Rinehart
Allen Woody
Clifton Blevins
John Conklin
Danny Benfield
Michael Cello
Donald Cello
Michael Spicer
Michael Darnell
Danny Pinson
David McKinney
Jerry Cook
Billy Short
Terry Timpson
Kenny Powers
Terry Weese
John Collins
Mike Crouch
Mike Kirby
Eddie Crouch
Den
Debra Feketa
Joey Spicer
David Collins
Rex Crouch
Roscoe McKinney
Woodrow Darnall
Sam Kirby
Millard Powers
William Benfield
Charles Cook
Fred Simpson
Dan Pinson
Jack Weese
Wendy Roberts
Phyllis Roberts
Mabscott WSCS To Aid Heart Sunday Drive
Mabscott Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service will sponsor a Heart Sunday drive in the Mabscott area from 2 to 4 p.m. Workers include Methodist Youth Fellowship members and a long list of church volunteers. Refreshments served at the church, with a dinner for members Friday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Donations for the heart fund accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart Fund
Maids and Matrons Club
Heart
Josephine Armstead
Albert Scott
Ada Robinson
Mabscott Methodist Church
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Mabscott Area
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Cuban Couple Becomes American Citizens in Beckley
Dr Francisco M de Armas and his wife Raquel de Armas gained U S citizenship at the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk office with Deputy Clerk Janice Davis assisting. They have lived in Beckley since July 1959, and their son Francisco Jr. remains in Cuba with anxious thoughts about possible reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco M. de Armas
Raleigh County
Janice Davis
Cuba
Beckley
Beckley Hospital
Comics St
de Armas
Francisco Jr
Start Small Grow Big plan eyed for area farmers
Huntington bean experiment cited at Beckley Rural Development Council meeting as a model for truck crops. John J. Flanagan urged start small grow big plan showing $1 per bushel premium for half runner beans grown under supervised program. consensus favored promoting truck crops with targeted improvements at Farmers Market and local infrastructure projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Flanagan
Country Life Program
Flanagan
Huntington
Harry Anderson
Raleigh
Fruits and Veg
SAR To Honor Washington At Tonight's Meet
The Captain James Ellison Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will hold an 8 p.m. program at the Appalachian Building to honor George Washington. Charles Hopkins of Charleston will deliver an address on The Month of Immortals, and SAR members will reaffirm faith in democracy. Miss Jienell Riffe is pianist, with Rev. J. B. F. Yoak Jr. giving the invocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
James Ellison
Sons of the American Revolution
Appalachian
Charles Hopkins
Charleston
West Virginia Safety Council
Gene Eager
SAR
Jienell Riffe
J. B. F. Yoak Jr
Methodist Temple
Seal Sales Lag Behind 60 Drive
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association meets to report 1960 Christmas Seal campaign totals are $52 behind last year at this time. Executive director Mrs C C Lewis notes progress and a $500 due this year toward a $1,500 pledge made in 1959 for the Chair of Pulmonary Diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Lewis
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Lewis
Raleigh County Memorial Building
Thomas A. Deveny
Tb and Health Association
Deveny
Charles Andrews
14 Stitches After Dog Attack on 13-year-old boy
Jimmy White, 13, son of Dr. and Mrs. B. E. White of 200 Veterans Ave., recuperates at home after Monday dog bites. Fourteen stitches closed wounds on his eyelid, mouth, arm, and leg. Mrs. White says tetanus was given and he is in satisfactory condition. anti rabies treatment was not given. The dog will be penned for two weeks under observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy White
B. E. White
Veterans Ave
Lottery Tickets Send Local Man To Jail
Francis S. Wagner, 53, pleaded guilty to possession of lottery apparatus before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. He was fined $100 and sentenced to six months in Raleigh County Jail after arrest by City Police at 1:55 p.m. Monday. A similar charge was filed against Sylvester Ferguson, 57, Beckley, at 1:50 a.m. Tuesday, who must appear in Police Court Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Joe Rodriguez
Raleigh
Francis S. Wagner
Sylvester Ferguson
Commodities to be distributed at Percival Fountain home
Commodities will be handed out at Percy Fountain's residence in Skel ton from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. Attendees are asked to bring their own containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Fountain
Skelton
STEP Workers To Get Crash Jobs In Fourth District
About 40 jobs will be filled in the Fourth District Conservation Commission under the crash program next week. Some STEP workers will be rehired, while others may be replaced by applicants with more dependents as STEP funds run out. The process shifts from STEP to Crash, with applications from Charleston sent to Beckley for selection, and district forester Lucas overseeing Greenbrier State Forest timber stand work. Roy J. Verdin seeks 12 interior painters and 5 grounds workers at Pinecrest Sanitarium starting May 1, as state institutions report how many workers they can use under the crash program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth District of ‘S Conservation Commission
STEP
Charleston
Beckley
Lucas
Greenbrier State Forest
Roy J. Verdin
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Curtis Wilson
Public Institutions Department
Verdin
Wilson
Prison Sentence Meted County Man
Charles Edward Wheeler of Mabscott received a 1-to-10 year sentence in the West Virginia Penitentiary after Kanawha County Intermediate Court overruled a motion to set aside his jury conviction for breaking and entering the Sportsman Restaurant near St Albans. Wheeler testified he had been drinking. he admitted breaking in after hours to get more beer and took cigarettes, lighters, and $23. His lawyers argued intoxication negated criminal intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
West Virginia
Kanawha County
William J. Thompson
Charles Edward Wheeler
Mabscott
Sportsman
St. Albans
Wheeler
East Beckleyan Faces 2nd Count
Louis G. Morris of East Beckley was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 12:25 p.m. Tuesday on a charge of rescuing seized government property. He allegedly stole his car from the Raleigh County Courthouse parking lot after it was confiscated by agents of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division during a December 1960 moonshine arrest. The car was recovered in January in a Glen White garage where another man was arrested for aiding and abetting the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis G. Morris
East Beckley
Raleigh County
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
U. S. ‘Treasury Department
Glen White
Seventeen Seek Jobs at Beckley Employment Office
Seventeen persons filed applications for work at the Beckley Employment Security Tuesday. They were: one typist, one maid, one bookkeeper, one sales clerk, one taxi driver, two truck drivers, one circular head saw operator, one electrical repairman, one carpenter, one truck mechanic, two construction laborers, two mine shuttle car operators and two mine crewmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley of_ of Employment Security
Pleasant Penny Jr. Completes WV State College Degree
Pleasant Penny Jr. of Beckley is among 33 students finishing degree requirements at the close of the first semester at West Virginia State College. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Pleasant Penny of 308 Worley Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Penny Jr
Beckley
West Virginia State College
Pleasant Penny
Worley Road
Service Members Listed From 101st Airborne Units
Pvt. Dennis L. Jude of Beckley is assigned to the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell Ky as a rifleman in Company D 506th Infantry after basic at Fort Knox. Pvt. Irvin T. Clayton Jr. serves with Seventh Artillery in Mannheim Germany as a missile launcher crewman. he entered the Army in April and completed basic at Fort Jackson S C arriving overseas in October. Sgt. Kermit W. Birchfield reenlisted for six years with the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell. he is the son of Mrs Lula V. Birchfield and wife Reva lives in Clarksville Tenn. Seaman Apprentice Gerald G Garnett reports aboard the USS Conway from Norfolk Va. he is the son of Mrs Rose Garnett of Skelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Dennis L. Jude
Mae Jude
Bailey Ave
Beckley
506Th Infantry
Fort Knox
Blossom Dairy
Army
Seventh Artillery
Mannheim
Germany
Pvt
Irvin T. Clayton Jr
Lester
Fort Jackson
S. C
Stratton High School
Gray Lumber Co
Crab Orchard
Kermit W. Birchfield
Lula V. Birchfield
Forest Ave
Fort Leonard Wood
Trap Hill High School
Reva
Clarksville
Tenn
USS
Conway
Norfolk, Va
Gerrald G. Garnett
Rose Garnett
Skelton
Soldier of the Month honors for Holloway in Berlin Command
Pfc Eldridge H Holloway Jr of the Second Battle Group Sixth Infantry was named Soldier of the Month in the U S Army Berlin Command. He led the assault gun platoon and excelled in military courtesy bearing and knowledge. He received a wrist watch a 25 savings bond and a seven day all expense paid trip to the Army recreation center at Garmisch Bavaria Alps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Garnett
EE. H. Holloway
U. S. Army
Berlin
Pfc
Eldridge H. Holloway Jr
Bety Eldridge H. Holloway
Rhoell
Sixth Infantry
Army Recreation Center
Garmisch
Bavarian Alps
Beckley Soldiers Receives Army Service Highlights
The column lists Beckley area servicemen and their assignments or training milestones. Pvt Holloway attended Stoco High School, entered the Army in 1959, trained at Fort Jackson and Fort Sill, arriving in Berlin in December 1959. Sp4 Garner D Underwood, 27, assigned to the Fourth Armored Division in Germany,, wife Sarah and Ezra W. Underwood of Beckley. Pvt Harry C Harvey trained at Camp Lejeune and Paris Island, and Arnold E Workman serves aboard USS Coral Sea with the Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Pvt
Holloway
Stoco High School
Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Fourth Armored
Germany
Garner D. Underwood
Sarah
Ezra W
Route 2
Beckley
35Th Armor
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Woodrow Wilson High School
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Parris Island
Harry C. Harvey
Eugene R. Harvey
Bishop St
Coral Sea
Seventh Fleet
Western Pacific
Arnold E. Workman
H. R. Workman
Dorothy
Guardsman Earns Paratrooper Wings at Fort Benning
National Guard Sgt. 1 C. Joseph C. Dance completed the airborne course at Fort Benning Georgia earning paratrooper wings after four weeks of ground and aerial training. His wife Mildred resides in Beckley and he is a 1940 graduate of Shady Spring High School, later attending Beckley College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army’s Infantry School
Fort Benning
National Guard
C. Joseph C. Dance
Mildred
Beckley
Sgt
Dance
Shady Spring High School
Beckley College
Ramieh Jr. Graduates From Electrician's Mate School
Mose T. Ramieh Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Mose T. Ramieh of 110 Lilly Street Beckley, completed graduation from the Electrician's Mate School at Great Lakes Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electrician’s Mate School
Great Lakes, Ill
Mose T. Ramieh Jr
Mose T. Ramieh
Lilly St
Beckley
Two Churches Schedule Out Of State Speaker
Dr Hershal Cohn of Charleston South Carolina will speak tonight at the Church of The Brethren in Crab Orchard at seven oclock and again at Bethel Freewill Baptist Church in MacArthur at 7 pm Thursday His topic is The Prophecy Fulfilled in Palestine Today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershal Cohn
Charleston
S. C
Church of the Brethren
Crab Orchard
Bethel Freewill Baptist Church
MacdArthur
Palestine
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Frances Aera
Hazel Garland
O. E. Merritt
Marion Brooks
Moses Watkins
Neal Marshall
Cephas Onion
Rogers Taylor
Douglas Starky
Elaine Moss
Andrew Evans
Flemming Green
Chester Boyden
Herbert Tuck
Elgin Thompson
Frank Poindexter
Curtis Coleman
Irvin Wright
John Seay
Peter Collins
J. J. Crawford
Pearl Hodge
Millard Frances
Jerry Edmonds
James Spradley
Jane Taylor
Will Seay
Thomas Jackson
May Howard
Anne J. Parker
Flossie Monroe
Louise Hughes
Edmonda Lee
James Anderson
Wesley Scott
Homer Smith
Chester Bullock
M. Gravely
Olive Lilly
Wanda Goodson
M. K. Austin
Lawrence Turner
YDC Planning State Meeting
Harold Thomas Hyman
M. D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Dr. Hyman
Raleigh Register
Dept. B
Radio City
New York
N. Y
WSCS
Polly Legg
M. C. Wood
Newatsa Blankenship
Maggie Neubert
Elizabeth Prince
Edith Basham
Betty Basham
Margaret Bennett
Josephine Fergis
Eal B. C. Fisk
Paris Richards
Mary Wood
Lucille Elkins
Georgia Bell Gunter
Janie Wilbur
Alma Deck
Linda Deck
Linda Marshall
Linda Widensall
Vivian Walker
Linda Blankenship
Clela Crawford
Carol Crawford
George Smith
Junior Tenny
Gary Underwood
Raquel Armely
United States
Norman Knapp
Beckley Area
Hicks
Anderson
Stephens Branch
William F. Patton
Farmers Home Administration
Washington
Gibbs
Everett Gibbs
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Dike Pisegna
Mast
East Beckleyan
By Peggy Kessinger
Artillery and Missile School
Fort Sill
Okla
James F. Gum
James J. Gum
Beckey
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